eMoviePoster.comAuction History Result z266 SINGIN' IN THE RAIN TC '52 Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor, Debbie Reynolds, classic musical! Date Sold 5/29/2008Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Movie Title Lobby Card (TC; measures 10" x 13") (Learn More) Singin' in the Rain, the classic 1952 Stanley Donen & Gene Kelly romantic musical comedy (considered by most the best musical of all time!; "What a glorious feeling"; "MGM's Technicolor Musical Treasure!"; "Suggested by the song 'Singin' In the Rain'"; about a Hollywood movie studio in the late 1920s that wants to begin making sound pictures, but their top leading lady has a dreadful voice, plus they have great difficulties adapting to the sound equipment; pretty young Debbie Reynolds comes along to dub in the singing voice of the primadonna leading lady, played to perfection by Jean Hagen) starring Gene Kelly (as Don Lockwood), Donald O'Connor (as Cosmo Brown), Debbie Reynolds (as Kathy Selden), Jean Hagen (nominated for the Best Supporting Actress Academy Award for this film; as Lina Lamont), Millard Mitchell (as R.F. Simpson), and Cyd Charisse (unnamed, only referred to as "Dancer"). Note that this greatest of all Hollywood musicals had an odd beginning! The title song had been sung in "The Hollywood Revue of 1929" by Cliff Edwards, and that inspired this movie, and in addition, the song "Make 'Em Laugh" was basically plagiarized from "Be a Clown", from "The Pirate"! NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Important Added Info: Note that this lobby card has been trimmed and now measures 10" x 13". Condition: fair to good. Someone took the card and very neatly cut off all four borders and then mounted it onto a mat with glue. The card was removed from the mat, but there are brown glue stains over the entire back of the card and it has darkened the card somewhat. There are some glue stains scattered around the edges of the card and there is a vertical scuff mark in the center of Gene Kelly's face. Certainly, this card has many real defects and is in MUCH lesser condition. But it is also true that any talented restorer could remove the glue stains from the back, bleach the card somewhat, and paperback the card replacing the borders, and after proper restoration, the card will likely look great without requiring much paint restoration. But please do not bid on this card unless you have read the above carefully and can either accept its many defects, or are willing to pay to have them properly restored! Learn More about condition grades
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